BRITISH RAILWAYS
EFFECTS OF THE WAR
(Rec. 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 31. The British railways have announced that enemy action has resulted in the loss of 50 passenger trains since the outbreak of the war. This is one reason why the public are 'asked to eliminate unnecessary travel. In addition, 95,000 railwaymen have joined the forces. Twenty thousand goods and munitions trains are running weekly, 1000 extra trains daily are transporting Government and factory workers, and over 100 trains daily are carrying troops.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 28, 1 August 1942, Page 6
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